H.R. No. 593

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A dynamic mother-and-daughter team, Gene Jones and
	Charlotte Jones Anderson have distinguished themselves through
	their exceptional efforts as co-chairs of the 2015 Texas Medal of
	Arts Awards; and
	WHEREAS, The TMAA, a biennial event, is sponsored by the
	Texas Cultural Trust to raise awareness of the many ways in which
	the arts enhance education, strengthen the economy, and enrich our
	cultural heritage; from February 24 to 25 this year, the Texas Medal
	of Arts Awards is celebrating eminent artists, entertainers, and
	arts patrons at a series of gatherings in Austin, including a gala
	dinner, an awards show, and a concert; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Jones and Ms. Anderson are longtime
	philanthropists, and they work together through the Gene and Jerry
	Jones Family Foundation in behalf of a variety of worthy causes,
	including the Salvation Army; moreover, they supervise all areas of
	community service for the Dallas Cowboys organization, and they
	played key roles in the Texas-themed design of AT&T Stadium and in
	the development of the Dallas Cowboys Art Collection at the
	facility; and
	WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her community, education, and
	the arts, Ms. Jones has served on the boards of the Texas Cultural
	Trust, the Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist
	University, the John G. Tower Center for Political Studies at SMU,
	and the Children's Medical Center of Dallas; she was instrumental
	in the establishment of the Gene and Jerry Jones Great Hall in the
	Meadows Museum, and she has given of her time and talents as a
	member of the Salvation Army's Dallas County Board and of its
	National Advisory Board; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Anderson, the executive vice president and
	chief brand officer of the Dallas Cowboys, serves on the Salvation
	Army's National Advisory Board, and she became its first female
	chair in 2013; in addition, she is the first female chair of the NFL
	Foundation board; and
	WHEREAS, The recipients of the 2013 Texas Medal of Arts
	Patron Award, Gene Jones and Charlotte Jones Anderson have worked
	tirelessly to further the important mission of the Texas Cultural
	Trust, and their outstanding efforts are indeed deserving of
	special recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby commend Gene Jones and Charlotte Jones Anderson
	for their exemplary service as co-chairs of the 2015 Texas Medal of
	Arts Awards and honor them for their contributions to the Texas
	Cultural Trust; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Ms. Jones and Ms. Anderson as an expression of high
	regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Meyer
	Straus Guerra Otto
	Allen Guillen Paddie
	Alonzo Gutierrez Parker
	Alvarado Harless Paul
	Anchia Hernandez Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips
	Ashby Huberty Pickett
	Aycock Hughes Price
	Bell Hunter Raney
	Blanco Isaac Raymond
	Bohac Israel Reynolds
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi
	Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis
	Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr.
	Button King of Parker Rose
	Canales King of Taylor Sanford
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer
	Clardy Klick Schofield
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Dale Laubenberg Smith
	Darby Leach Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Harris Lozano Springer
	Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson
	Dukes Márquez Stickland
	Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
	Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin
	Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris
	Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles VanDeaver
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White of Bell
	Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Geren Murphy Workman
	Giddings Murr Wray
	Goldman Naishtat Wu
	Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
	González Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 593 was adopted by the House on February
	25, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House